MYSTERIOUS: 21 - What They Never Told You

Changes to UK defence plan ‘will not include more funding’

The government has been under pressure to look again at the plan after John Healey quit

The Independent UK · Jun 15

Wong and Marles were left waiting in the wings in London – it’s further proof Aukus was never anything more than a political stunt

All the flimflam and palaver amount to nothing in the face of domestic realities. Perhaps the UK’s John Healey has done us all a good turn

The Guardian - AU · Jun 15

Badenoch calls for PM to resign if he cannot prove defence plan protects UK

Kemi Badenoch offered Sir Keir Starmer the votes of Tory MPs to pass welfare cuts through Parliament to pay for defence spending.

Evening Standard · Jun 15

Departments looking to cut budgets to fund defence, Lisa Nandy says

The Culture Secretary insisted ‘discussions are ongoing’ on finding more cash for the Defence Investment Plan over which two ministers quit.

Evening Standard · Jun 14

UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel: ministry

British forces on Sunday intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia's shadow fleet in the English Channel, the defence ministry said, in a six-hour operation hailed by Kyiv.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 14

Ministers to look again at defence investment plan after Healey’s resignation

No 10 sources said Dan Jarvis will ‘have a chance to look at the defence investment plan’

The Independent UK · Jun 14

Al Carns claims welfare bill should be cut to fund increased defence spending

WELFARE spending could be cut to increase defence funding, it has been suggested after two senior Labour figures quit their roles in protest.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 14

Cabinet ministers asked to look for cuts to fund UK defence spending increase

Lisa Nandy says discussions are taking place about how to ‘keep this country safe’ after John Healey’s resignation

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14

Zelenskyy thanks UK for intercepting Russian shadow fleet oil tanker after armed forces board vessel - as it happened

Keir Starmer said British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the early hours of Sunday morning

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14

Dan Jarvis: I have ‘big responsibility’ to get Armed Forces the funds they need

Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham has already said he would reduce the welfare bill to fund defence spending.

Evening Standard · Jun 13